A truck carrying gasoline exploded in northern Haiti, killing more than 40 people and injuring dozens of others, officials say.
The blast occurred late Monday in the city of Cap-Haitien, Prime Minister Ariel Henry said, adding that he was devastated.
No further details were immediately available. Police didn’t immediately return calls requesting information. Le Nouvelliste newspaper reported that dozens have been hospitalized with injuries and that hospitals were seeking supplies.Dave Larose, a civil engineer who works in Cap-Haitien, told The Associated Press that he was driving when he saw ambulances and a crowd of people gathered along a road around 1 a.m.
He said he observed how some people were using buckets to scoop up gasoline from the truck and the street to take back to their house. The explosion occurred as Haiti struggles with aFormer Prime Minister Claude Joseph also mourned the victims, tweeting, “I share the pain and sorrow of all the people.”
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